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23767

Attorney General of British Columbia, et al. v. Lachlan McCallum, et al.

(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1995-08-17 Close file on Leave
1994-07-05 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1994-07-05 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Watson Goepel Maledy (Vancouver, BC)
1994-07-05 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Epstein Wood Logie & Wexler (Vancouver, BC)
1994-07-05 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Camp, Church & Associates (Vancouver, BC)
1994-07-05 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Swift Datoo & Company (Courtenay, BC)
1994-07-05 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Legal Services Branch (Victoria, BC)
1994-07-05 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-05-26 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Watson Goepel Maledy (Vancouver, BC)
1994-05-26 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Epstein Wood Logie & Wexler (Vancouver, BC)
1994-05-26 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Camp, Church & Associates (Vancouver, BC)
1994-05-26 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Swift Datoo & Company (Courtenay, BC)
1994-05-26 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Legal Services Branch (Victoria, BC)
1994-05-26 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson
1994-05-19 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD G McL, The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
1994-05-19 Notice of change of solicitor, to J.J. Camp, Q.C. in place of Patrick Foy Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited
1994-05-03 Correspondence received from, (by fax) from Harvey Groberman; re: Notice of discontinuance was filed on behalf of B.J. Shulman only (original filed on May 9/94) Attorney General of British Columbia
1994-02-28 Discontinuance of the application for leave to appeal, (TAKE NOTE THAT THIS NOTICE IS FOR THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE OF B.J. SHULMAN et al ONLY) B.J. Shulman
1994-02-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD G McL
1994-02-17 Correspondence received from, (by fax) from Epstein, Wood; re: this will confirm that my clients have settled their monetary clain against the Defendants (Respondents). A Notice of discontinuance will be filed upon completion of the mechanics of settlement. B.J. Shulman
1994-02-10 Correspondence received from, (by fax) from R.B.T. Geopel; re: does not intend to file any material; concurs with the material filed by the appellant Lachlan McCallum
1994-02-08 Affidavit, of Harvey Groberman; re: legal issues arising in this case are of fundamental importance Attorney General of British Columbia
1994-01-20 General proceeding, Contacted the respondent's concerning their response. I was advised by Mr. Geopel that the monetary matter was settled and will call back
1993-11-26 General proceeding, 5 copies of formal order of C.A. B.J. Shulman
1993-11-15 Correspondence received from, from Epstein, Wood; re: formal order of C.A. not yet available B.J. Shulman
1993-11-15 General proceeding, 5 copies of formal order of trial court Attorney General of British Columbia
1993-11-15 Proof of service, of leave application
1993-11-05 Order on motion to extend time, to file respondents' response to both application for leave to appeal (B.J. Shulman's application)
1993-11-05 Order on motion to extend time, to file respondents' response to both applications for leave to appeal to Jan 15/94 (AG BC's application)
1993-11-04 Decision on motion to extend time, to file respondent's response to Jan 15/94, with service, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1993-11-04 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1993-11-04, to file respondent's response to Jan 15/94, with service, Reg
1993-11-04 Submission of motion to extend time, 1993-11-04, to file respondent's response to Jan 15/94, with service, Reg
1993-11-02 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondents' responses to Jan. 14/93 Attorney General of British Columbia
1993-11-02 Affidavit, to file the response to Jan. 14/93; 2 copies; Richard B.T. Goepel, with service Lachlan McCallum
1993-11-02 Motion to extend time, to file the response to Jan. 14/93; 2 copies, with service Lachlan McCallum
1993-10-28 Correspondence received from, sent to Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON) re: application for L/A material does not comply with the requirement of the Court
1993-10-28 Correspondence received from, sent to Epstein Wood Logie & Wexler (Vancouver, BC) re: application for L/A material does not comply with the requirement of the Court
1993-10-14 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #27679 Attorney General of British Columbia
1993-10-14 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (missing formal orders of trial and appeal court), with service, Completed on: 1993-11-26 Attorney General of British Columbia
1993-10-13 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #27668 B.J. Shulman
1993-10-13 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (missing proof of service - formal orders of trial and appeal courts), Completed on: 1993-11-26 B.J. Shulman

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Attorney General of British Columbia Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
McCallum, Lachlan Respondent Active
McCallum, Dugald Respondent Active
Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited Respondent Active
Shulman, B.J. Respondent Active
Shulman, Shaun Respondent Active
Shulman, Jayson Respondent Active
Shulman by their Guardian ad Litem, MorrisShulman, Synthia Respondent Active
Shulman, Morris Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Shulman, B.J. Applicant Active
Shulman, Shaun Applicant Active
Shulman, Jayson Applicant Active
Shulman by their Guardian ad Litem, MorrisShulman, Synthia Applicant Active
Shulman, Morris Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents
Name Role Status
McCallum, Lachlan Respondent Active
McCallum, Dugald Respondent Active
Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of British Columbia Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Attorney General of British Columbia

Counsel
Name
Harvey M. Groberman
Contact information
Attorney General of British Columbia
1001 Douglas St
6th Floor
Victoria, British Columbia
V8V 1X4
Telephone: (250) 356-8400
FAX: (250) 356-9154
Agent
Name
W.G. Burke-Robertson, Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Shulman, B.J.

Counsel
Name
Norman Wexler
Contact information
Epstein, Wood
650 - 1500 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6G 3A9
Telephone: (604) 685-4321
FAX: (604) 685-7901

Party: Shulman, Shaun

Counsel
Name
Norman Wexler
Contact information
Epstein, Wood
650 - 1500 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6G 3A9
Telephone: (604) 685-4321
FAX: (604) 685-7901

Party: Shulman, Jayson

Counsel
Name
Norman Wexler
Contact information
Epstein, Wood
650 - 1500 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6G 3A9
Telephone: (604) 685-4321
FAX: (604) 685-7901

Party: Shulman by their Guardian ad Litem, MorrisShulman, Synthia

Counsel
Name
Norman Wexler
Contact information
Epstein, Wood
650 - 1500 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6G 3A9
Telephone: (604) 685-4321
FAX: (604) 685-7901

Party: Shulman, Morris

Counsel
Name
Norman Wexler
Contact information
Epstein, Wood
650 - 1500 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6G 3A9
Telephone: (604) 685-4321
FAX: (604) 685-7901

Party: McCallum, Lachlan

Counsel
Name
Richard B.T. Goepel
Contact information
Watson Goepel Maledy
3023 - 595 BURRARD ST
PO BOX 49096
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V7X 1G4
Telephone: (604) 688-1301

Party: McCallum, Dugald

Counsel
Name
Brian E. Hutcheson
Contact information
Swift Datoo & Company
201 - 467 CUMBERLAND RD
COUTENAY, British Columbia
V9N 2C5
Telephone: (604) 334-4461

Party: Fletcher Challenge Canada Limited

Counsel
Name
J.J. Camp, Q.C.
Contact information
Camp, Church & Associates
555 Georgia St West
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1Z5
Telephone: (604) 689-7555

Summary

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Lower court rulings

July 8, 1991
Supreme Court of British Columbia

B901007

motion allowed

June 14, 1993
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA014459

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-02-27